RECESS

RECESS is a monthly salon series of The Hudson Eye, locally in Hudson, NY which keeps consistent momentum and programming for the organization's year-round local activities.

Keeping with a theme of local artists, local venues, and local businesses, the monthly RECESS series spotlights both works-in-progress and established projects (along with the small businesses who host them) in a format that can be shared safely, distantly, and in an intimate local setting. 

Innovation. Experimentation. Deep dives. Creative development. Access to patrons. It’s all welcome here in Hudson, NY. 

RECESS is a safe space, an economic catalyst, and an opportunity to engage local businesses, performers, patrons, artists, and audience members in a program of safe gatherings, and creative dialogue. 

RECESS will continue to safely promote and celebrate the work of diverse local artists and local venues in 2024 through in-person formats: often with access to the Curator, Founder, Staff of The Hudson Eye, and Young Patrons of the organization each month.

Want to share some work? Want to host an event? Reach out to us and say hello!

RECESS SPECIAL EVENTS:

October 26th, 2024:
1:00pm-4:00pm

S.U.N.F.A.R.M.
Artist:
Daniela Bertol

Venue Spotlight:
S.U.N.F.A.R.M.
RSVP:
development@jonahbokaer.net 
S.U.N.F.A.R.M.

Hudson, NY 12534
In association with The Hudson Eye, S.U.N.F.A.R.M., RECESS Young Patrons Co-Chairs, Jonah Bokaer, and the Board Of Directors. 


August 10th, 2024:
6:00pm-7:00pm

Festival Launch, 2024!
Artist
Spotlight: Ernesto Estrella Cózar
Venue Spotlight: Hudson Wine Merchants
RSVP:
development@jonahbokaer.net 
Hudson Wine Merchants
344 1/2 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
In association with The Hudson Eye, Hudson Wine Merchants, RECESS Young Patrons Co-Chairs, Jonah Bokaer, and the Board Of Directors. 

July 19th, 2024:
5:00pm-7:00pm

Upstate Art Weekend, 2024
Artist
Spotlight: Tom McGill
Venue Spotlight: The Wick Hotel
RSVP:
development@jonahbokaer.net 
The Wick Hotel
41 Cross Street
Hudson, NY 12534
In association with Upstate Art Weekend, The Wick Hotel, The Hudson Eye, Jonah Bokaer, and the Board Of Directors. 


June 22nd, 2024:
3:00pm-6:00pm

RECESS, OutHudson Pride Edition
“Fire, Ice, Naughty, Nice”
Kitty’s - Restaurant Section 
RSVP Is Essential:
development@jonahbokaer.net 
60 Front Street
Hudson, NY 12534
Co-hosted by The Hudson Eye, Jonah Bokaer, and the Board Of Directors. 

May 3rd, 2024:
12:00pm-1:00pm

Columbia County Chamber Of Commerce
1 North Front Street
Hudson, NY 12534
Reception, with Hospitality & Networking
RSVP: development@jonahbokaer.net 

Berkshire/Columbia Counties Pay Equity Project
Entry- and mid-level arts and culture workers’ lives were precarious before the pandemic, and now their future in the sector and region is even more uncertain. People of color, and members of identity groups that have historically or are currently experiencing oppression, are dramatically overrepresented in this group. A coalition of fifteen (and growing) organizations are organized to raise up these voices, share compelling new data, provide concrete recommendations, and offer inspiring examples of institutions that are making meaningful changes. Equity has intrinsic value, but it is also true that the regional economy, and the vitality of artistic expression itself, depend on an equitable future for the arts and culture sector. Come hear the project leaders, Kristen van Ginhoven and Aron Goldman, present this growing movement, and find out how you can get involved. 

December 10th, 2023:
Performance: Dance, Music, Poetry
A New Waste Land, with thanks to T.S. Eliot
Venue: Time & Space Limited Theatre Co., Inc
434 Columbia Street
Hudson, NY 12534
Ticket Link: https://timeandspace.org/calendar/12-10-23-waste-land/
7:00pm

October 21st, 2023:
Artist: Mirza Hamid
Venues: The New Gallery, Basilica Hudson
(+ Featuring photography by Morvarid Khalilzad)
110 South Front Street
Hudson, NY 12534
RSVP: development@jonahbokaer.net
1:00pm-4:00pm
Logistics:
Gallery visitors must please park under solar panels, with Gallery Access only (no Main Hall access).
This is a safe, Indoor Gallery event.
Photography is permitted only for the Indoor Gallery event.

September 30th, 2023:
Artist: Erik Daniel White
Venue: Bill Arning Exhibitions
17 Broad Street
Kinderhook, NY 12106
RSVP: development@jonahbokaer.net
2:00pm-5:00pm

August 27th, 2023:
Artists: Jodi Melnick & Maya Lee Parritz
Venue: Hudson Hall
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
RSVP: Ticket Link Here
4:00pm Performance
5:00pm Reception, hosted by The Hudson Eye and Board Of Directors
This RECESS during the Festival is held in celebration of Água Viva, a new dance work by Jodi Melnick & Maya Lee Parritz, Presented by Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House, in association with The Hudson Eye annual arts festival. Reception hosted by The Hudson Eye and Board Of Directors.

July 9th, 2023:
Artists: Lawre Stone & Dan Devine
Venue: An Intimate Suite Of 2 Studio Visits
93 Talerico Road
Ghent, NY 12075
1:00pm-4:00pm
RSVP: development@jonahbokaer.net
1:00pm-4:00pm

June 3rd, 2023:

Out Hudson Pride Edition 
“Fire, Ice, Naughty, Nice”
Artist: Mariano Testa
Venue: Patio Celebration @ Kitty’s 
60 South Front Street
Hudson, NY 12534
Co-Hosted by The Hudson EyeMariano Testa, Jonah Bokaer
RSVP: development@jonahbokaer.net
3:00pm-6:00pm

April 22nd, 2023:
Local Artists | Local Venues
Venue: September Gallery
Exhibition: Freaky Flowers
4 Hudson Street, 3rd Floor
Kinderhook, NY 12106
1:00pm-4:00pm​

March 18th, 2023:
Artist: Daniel Giordano
Venue: Turley Gallery
Moderator: Jonathan Rider, The Flag Art Foundation​ (Director)
Exhibition: The Misadventures Of Buddy Crapo, by Land, by Sea, and by Air
Concurrent: Daniel Giordano @ MASS MoCA
​Turley Gallery 
98 Green Street
Hudson, NY 12534​
3:00pm-5:00pm​

February 25th, 2023:
Artist: Donna Moylan
Venue: An Intimate Artist Studio Visit
255 Eichybush Road
Kinderhook, NY 12106
1:00pm-4:00pm

January 21st, 2023:
Artist: Chimba
Venue: Joyce Goldstein Gallery
19 Central Square
Chatham, NY 12037
12:00pm-3:00pm

2022 RECESS SERIES:

December 31st, 2022:
New Year’s Eve
Spotlight on Loki & Lightforms Art Center

734 Columbia Street
Hudson, NY 12534
9:00pm-1:00am

November 18th, 2022:
Lucio Pozzi
Intimate Open Studio Visit

241 Partition Street
Hudson, NY 12534
1:00pm-4:00pm

October 21st, 2022:
Adventures In Art Partnership
Peggy Polenberg Real Estate Partnership
7 Fairview Avenue Special Project
Hudson, NY 12534
11:00am-1:00pm

September 10th, 2022:
Garage At Chatham
27 Kinderhook Street
Hudson, NY 12534
6:00pm
Double Bill Dance Concert
Work inspired by John Cage, Merce Cunningham and Robert Rauschenberg
Featuring music created by The NewBorn Trio (Katie Down, Miguel Frasconi, and Jeffrey Lependorf)
Choreographed by Jonah Bokaer
Costuming & Set by Baju Wijono
Curated by George Spencer
& Elena Mosley with Operation Unite, featuring live local percussionists
Raindate: Sunday, September 11th 6:00pm

July 16th, 2022:

Metin Oner
New Photography Studio

2666 Route 23
Hillsdale, NY 12529
1:00pm-4:00pm

July 6th, 2022:

Waterfront Wednesdays x The Hudson Eye
Isaiah Joao, Nadia Khayrallah, Kris Perry, Hala Shah
Henry Hudson Riverfront Park
108 Water Street
Hudson, NY 12534
7:00pm-9:30pm

June 5th, 2022:

RECESS Pride with OutHudson
Dan Taulapapa McMullin - Exhibition, Book Launch, Reading, Reception
Window On Hudson
43 S. 3rd Street
Hudson, NY 12534
1:00pm-4:00pm

June 5th, 2022:

RECESS Pride with OutHudson
Ryan Tracy - Book Launch, Reading, Reception
Kitty’s Hudson
Entrance @ 1 Cross Street
Hudson, NY 12534
1:00pm-4:00pm

May 14th, 2022:
Fashion Spotlight: Marine Penvern
Unique Curated Atelier Visit
715 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
1:00pm-4:00pm

April 23rd, 2022:
'T' Space Rhinebeck
Exhibition by Anthony Titus
125 ½ Round Lake Road
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
1:00pm-4:00pm

March 26th, 2022:
Art School Of Columbia County
1198 County Route 21
Ghent, NY 12075
1:00pm - 4:00pm

February 26th, 2022:
An Afternoon with TSL
Time and Space Limited
434 Columbia Street
Hudson, NY 12534
Featuring Sponsored Film Tickets, Exhibitions, and “Winter Over” Expo
12:00pm - 5:45pm

January 30th, 2022:
Experience Event @ Poured Candle Bar
Stimulating New Local Small Businesses
711 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 11206
1:00pm-4:00pm


2021 RECESS SERIES:

December 12th, 2021:
Joseph La Piana
Joseph La Piana Studio & Estate

57 Coldwater Street
Hillsdale, NY 12529
1:00pm-4:00pm

November 6th, 2021:
“Shifting Considerations”
A Dual Retrospective Exhibition
Francine Hunter McGivern & Daniel Rothbart
The Frank Institute @ CR10 Arts
1:00pm-4:00pm

October 10th, 2021:
Tom McGill @ Greene Street Studios
1:00pm-4:00pm

September 24, 2021:
Riverfront Fall Equinox Ritual
Sondra Loring, Osun Zotique, & being-sound

1:00pm-4:00pm

August 22, 2021:
David McIntyre “Step Into Stillness”
1:00pm-4:00pm

July 17, 2021:

David Becker Studio Visit
1:00pm-4:00pm

May 20, 2021:
Jay West @ Space 428 Hudson
7:30pm

April 23, 2021:
Poured Candle Bar Experience
1:00pm-4:00pm

March 20, 2021:
KASURI Fashion Boutique
1:00pm-4:00pm

February 20, 2021:
Carrie Haddad Gallery Invitational
1:00pm-4:00pm

January 9, 2021:
Tribute to Shirley Young, Philanthropist of China
1:00pm-4:00pm



2020 RECESS SERIES:

December 19, 2020:
Operation Unite Gala x John Campell (with JBC)
7:30pm

November 21, 2020:
“Counterbalance II” @ Susan Eley Fine Art
1:00pm-4:00pm

October 16, 2020:
“Jewel The Wound”: @ Hudson Milliner Art Salon
1:00pm-4:00pm

September 7, 2020:
Tschabalala Self @ Window On Hudson
1:00pm-4:00pm



2019 RECESS SERIES:

December 7, 2019:
KASURI x Winter Walk, with Dancers from Jonah Bokaer Choreography
4:00pm-8:00pm

November 23, 2019:
Tanja Grunert Gallery - Hudson Inauguration
6:00pm-9:00pm

October 26, 2019:
Ryan Ostrowski: HAPPINESS Solo Exhibition @ Vince Mulford
6:00pm-11:00pm

September 28, 2019:
Patrick Terenchin Fine Art
6:00pm-9:00pm


RECESS BROOKLYN SERIES:
https://www.chezbushwick.net/recess